Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath

Devanagari script

जलंधरो हतो युद्धे तद्भयान्मो चिता वयम् । गिरिशेन कृपां कृत्वा भक्तानुग्रहकारिणा

Transliteration

jalaṃdharo hato yuddhe tadbhayānmo citā vayam | giriśena kṛpāṃ kṛtvā bhaktānugrahakāriṇā

Translation

阇兰陀罗已在战场被诛；我们也从对他的恐惧中得以解脱。吉利沙（主湿婆），以慈恩护佑信众的施恩者，垂怜并救度了我们。

Word by Word

• जलंधरः: Jalaṃdhara
• जलंधरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• हतः: slain
• हतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• तत्-भयात्: from that fear
• तत्-भयात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य भयम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्

• मोहिताः: deluded
• मोहिताः: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate participle of वयम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; ‘deluded’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्धसूचक (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• इता: gone (as read; context uncertain)
• इता: कर्तृविशेषण (as read; unclear)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; पाठभेद/दोषसम्भवः—सन्दर्भे ‘चिन्तिता’/‘मूर्च्छिता’ इत्यादि अपेक्षितम्; यथापाठं ‘gone’

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• गिरिशेन: by Giriśa (Śiva)
• गिरिशेन: करण/कर्ता (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• कृपाम्: mercy, compassion
• कृपाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययम्; ‘having done’

• भक्त-अनुग्रह-कारिणा: by the one who grants favor to devotees
• भक्त-अनुग्रह-कारिणा: विशेषण (Adjectival to Agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + अनुग्रह + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘भक्तानाम् अनुग्रहः’ इति कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषपूर्वकः, ‘कारिन्’ उपपद; पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying गिरिशेन)

Speaker

Devas (gods), speaking in praise of Lord Shiva (as narrated by Suta Goswami)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga; it is a deva-stuti after the defeat of Jalaṃdhara, emphasizing Śiva’s grace as bhaktānugraha.

Significance: Soteriological: hearing/reciting this praise reinforces the doctrine that liberation from fear/bondage comes by Śiva’s compassion (anugraha), not merely by deva-power.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jalandhara

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse emphasizes Śiva as Bhaktānugrahakārī—He removes the devotee’s fear and bondage through compassion (anugraha), showing that liberation is ultimately granted by the Lord’s grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Girīśa is invoked as the personal, Saguna Lord who actively protects and blesses; Linga-worship similarly approaches Śiva as present and responsive, bestowing anugraha and removing भय (fear).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate bhakti and seek Śiva’s anugraha through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple daily Śiva-pūjā (e.g., offering water to the Linga), praying specifically for freedom from fear and inner bondage.